Borough government · Allegheny County, PA

Crafton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crafton took in $9.1 million and spent $13.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)32%State tax money13%County and local tax money10%Federal tax money3.3%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

10%

of Crafton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes41%

Property tax

26%$2.4 million

Individual income tax

9.3%$845 thousand

Other taxes

5.1%$462 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more

Occupation and business licenses$240 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$130 thousand
Public utility licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services

32%$2.9 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more

Sewer$2.1 million
Garbage collection$584 thousand
Parks and recreation$121 thousand
Other service charges$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

3.3%$302 thousand

State tax money13%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

13%$1.1 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

10%$910 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other

1.1%$99 thousand

Fines

0.3%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

30%

of Crafton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

41%$5.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$4.8 million
Garbage and solid waste$682 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

30%$4.1 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$4.1 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

13%$1.7 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$1.4 million
Fire protection$181 thousand
Courts and legal services$46 thousand
Inspections and regulation$46 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.4%$1.3 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$382 thousand
Government buildings$351 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$299 thousand
Other and not broken out$242 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

6.4%$864 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$782 thousand
Libraries$82 thousand

Interest on debt

0.2%$26 thousand

Housing and community development

<0.1%$6 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Crafton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Crafton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.